Rural Emergency Medicine Course

The 2027 Rural Emergency Medical Course will be held May 12-14th, 2027 and features exciting lectures and interactive breakout sessions.

Keep an eye out for registration this fall!

This course is designed for rural emergency medicine physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, but all are welcome! This exciting course discusses low-frequency, high-risk emergency scenarios and provides opportunities to practice lifesaving procedures on cadavers, organic tissue, and mannequins. Our highly relevant and informative core sessions are updated yearly by board-certified emergency medicine physicians as well as physicians in their respective fields. This year's event will include small group sessions, high-fidelity simulations, cadaver lab, and procedure skill stations. We always plan to incorporate lightly embalmed cadavers into some of the procedure stations; however, due to a limited supply this year, we may need to use alternative hands on training methods if cadavers are unavailable. 

This year's procedure training includes: chest tube insertion, cricothyrotomies, ultrasound nerve blocks, trauma resuscitation, ventilator management, and impending deliveries. Lectures will be given by board-certified physicians in a multitude of specialties including, emergency medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, toxicology, orthopedics, neurology, OB/GYN, critical care medicine, trauma surgery, and dermatology.  

Our objectives for this course are as follows:

• Demonstrate basic and difficult airway management.
• Demonstrate ability to manage adult and pediatric resuscitation. 
• Participate in multiple high-fidelity simulations about medical stabilization.
• Discuss differences between adult and pediatric emergency medical presentations and treatment.
• Demonstrate the ability to perform low-frequency, high-risk life-saving, procedures that are sometimes needed in the emergency department.  

 We are also thrilled to be able to offer the Critical Care Ultrasound Course this year! This course will allow participants to gain foundational expertise in Cardiac, Trauma, DVT, and Vascular Access ultrasound--the lifesaving sonographic exams that can make all the difference in managing critically ill patients. Taught by fellowship trained physicians who are experts in their field, learners will get hours of hands-on scanning with small group sizes. We aim to allow for individualized learning and direct access to expert feedback and advice as well as experience with multiple ultrasound machine models.

The Critical Care Ultrasound Course will take place on May 11th, 2026 and can either be purchased as an add on to the Rural Emergency Course or as a stand-alone course.

Critical Care Ultrasound Course